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Children play in a water park on a hot day, Friday, June 21, 2024, in the Bronx. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki DOWNTOWN — Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials warned at a press conference at the city’s Emergency Management Headquarters on Monday that New York City will be blasted with heat indexes of up to…

New York Attorney General Letitia James and the New York Civil Liberties Union sued Nassau County on Monday, just hours after the county executive signed a law banning transgender girls and women from playing sports at county-run facilities. The separate lawsuits seek to block the ban, which county legislators passed last month and which went…

Monday on the News Hour, President Biden pushes back on congressional Democrats calling for him to step aside, telling them it’s time for the speculation to end. France faces potential political paralysis as no party wins a majority in a second round of elections. Plus, nearly a year after Hawaii’s deadly and devastating wildfires, many…

Paramount just announced a merger with Skydance, a film production company. The hope is that adding Skydance’s offerings to its streaming platforms will boost subscriptions. But streaming is a finicky business, where you have to be a top-tier service to thrive. Also in this episode: Dynamic pricing technology could be profitable for retailers, some Chinese…

Transit advocates and researchers are asking New Yorkers who ride the B41 bus across Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue to share their commuting woes. A participatory research action project will kick off on Tuesday with a rally at 11 a.m. at the Flatbush Trees, at the intersection of Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue, in Brooklyn. It’s part…

Eduardo Bensignor flew to New York from his home in Argentina with three friends and his rabbi, joining thousands of others who have come to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of the Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the leader of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, who died in June 1994. “For me it’s important because…

Hon. Elizabeth Stong of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York has been honored with the 2024 Mayre Rasmussen Award for the Advancement of Women in International Law by the American Bar Association. This prestigious award recognizes distinguished lawyers who have made significant contributions to advancing the opportunities for women’s inclusion…

Children play in a water park on a hot day, Friday, June 21, 2024, in the Bronx. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki Ruben Berrios knows the scorching truth: When it comes to extreme heat, where you live can be a matter of life and death. The 66-year-old lives in Mott Haven, a low-income neighborhood in New York’s…

France is voting in one of its most significant elections in years, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but with political stalemate the more likely result. Show more Large numbers of French people are voting in the second round of parliamentary elections. Turnout at midday was the highest in over forty years.…

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The Kings County Courts Izetta Johnson Internship Empowerment Program, formerly the Summer Youth Employment Program, is celebrating its 34th year of shaping the minds of young people looking to launch a career in the field of law. On Monday, July 1, an orientation was held at the Supreme Court on 320 Jay…